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22642

ZIP 22642 is Linden, Virginia, mostly in Warren County; area codes 540 and 826; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Warren +1 more
Population
3,933
Coordinates
38.9481, -78.0277
☼ Live from 22642 — Linden, VA

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Where 22642 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22642
  • 🔢 Type 22642 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhgZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 22,642 = 2 × 11321. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100001110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22641 (Strasburg, VA, 22 mi away) and 22643 (Markham, VA, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22642 becomes 24622 — and that is a real ZIP code: Jewell Ridge, VA, 237 miles away.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22246, 22624, 24226, 24622, 26224, 26422, …). The farthest-flung twin is 62242 in Evansville, IL, 646 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,097 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 22642 and you would come out at 38.95°S, 101.97°E — 918 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 28.4 square miles of land, 22642 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,933This ZIP3,933
Households1,520This ZIP1,520
Housing units1,953This ZIP1,953
Median age43.3This ZIP43.3Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$114,282This ZIP$114,282Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$361,700This ZIP$361,700Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,683This ZIP$1,683Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.2%This ZIP31.2%
Mean commute47.8 minThis ZIP47.8 min
Population density138.7 / sq miThis ZIP138.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments58This ZIP58
Employees276This ZIP276
Annual payroll$11,452,000This ZIP$11,452,000
Tax returns filed2,430This ZIP2,430
Total adjusted gross income$210,791,000This ZIP$210,791,000

Land area

Land area28.37 sq miThis ZIP28.37 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Counties 22642 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Warren County 52.1%
Fauquier County 47.9%

Other place names in 22642

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ZIP codes near 22642

ZIPCityDistance
22643 Markham, VA 3.9 mi
20144 Delaplane, VA 5.3 mi
22639 Hume, VA 7.1 mi
22620 Boyce, VA 7.8 mi
20130 Paris, VA 7.8 mi
22630 Front Royal, VA 8.1 mi
20185 Upperville, VA 8.5 mi
22663 White Post, VA 8.5 mi
22646 Millwood, VA 8.7 mi
20184 Upperville, VA 8.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22642?

22642 is in Linden, Virginia, in Warren County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.9481, -78.0277.

What county is 22642 in?

22642 spans 2 counties: Warren County and Fauquier County. Most of it falls in Warren County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 22642?

Linden uses area codes 540 and 826, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 22642 in?

22642 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22642?

About 3,933 people live in ZIP code 22642, in 1,520 households, at 138.7 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 22642?

$114,282 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 22642?

The closest are 22643 (3.9 mi), 20144 (5.3 mi), 22639 (7.1 mi), 22620 (7.8 mi) and 20130 (7.8 mi).

Is 22642 a PO Box ZIP code?

22642 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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